Fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy improves cranial neuropathies in patients with skull base meningiomas: a retrospective cohort study

Table 5 Multivariate predictors of symptom improvement

Predictor (Multivariate)	Odds ratio	95% CI	p-value
Age (per 10 years older)	0.78	0.62 – 0.98	0.03
Prior Surgery*	0.47	0.25 – 0.86	0.01
Re-irradiation	0.40	0.11 – 1.40	0.15
Midline/Bilateral location	0.53	0.25 – 1.11	0.09

Symptom improvement defined as improvement of at least one symptom compared to prior to radiation therapy. Multivariate model based on backwards stepwise logistic regression.
*Patients who either received adjuvant radiation or salvage radiation after prior surgery alone.

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